Alison Mayne of Knitrospective says, “I started designing shawls during my PhD, which researched the connections between crochet, knit, wellbeing and Facebook. When I was…
Knitrospective
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Item: Mittens
Designers who create patterns for mittens
Jeanette Sloan
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“My fascination with yarn, texture and color led me to study for a degree in textile design where I specialized in hand & machine knitting…
Emily Greene Knits
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U.S. designer Emily Greene’s knits are characterized by interesting geometrics, which makes sense when you discover that Emily’s day job is in architecture. “Designing patterns…
The Knitting Tutor
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Stacey Lewis is The Knitting Tutor. “My goal is to offer a wide range of designs that offer beginner-level experience with new techniques. Cables, lace,…
Karie Westermann
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Karie Westermann lives in Scotland’s biggest city, Glasgow, with inspirational nature on her doorstep. Karie is originally from Scandinavia, which informs a lot of her…
Darling Jadore is a team of creatives selling original, modern knitting and crochet patterns. Its creative director, Sarah, has more than two decades of fashion…
Petals to Picots
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Petals to Picots offers quite a number of free crochet and knitting patterns for everything from holiday decorations to home accessories. “I designed the patterns…
Knitspot owner and designer Anne Hanson, a life-long knitter with a background in the fashion and graphic design fields, teaches and writes about knitting, spinning,…
Yellowcosmo Designs
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Connie Peng’s company Yellowcosmo Designs benefits from her fine art background. “In my studio, I paint and draw. I take that same sense of exploration…
Lee Meredith
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Lee Meredith’s graphic design experience shows in her unusual combinations of color and texture and the playful nature of her knitting books, which will blow…